The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04
e JAMES 0. HOUSTON.
Some Absurd Reform" Statements Re.
faied-Hr, H0nstoH's Political Record.

| Some Absurd "Befonm" Statements ne,
fpAed-Hr, HoastOB's Political Record.
4 Shreveport Times,
| There Ii no man in Louisiana, excepting,
| probably, Coy. RlcEneTy and Major Burke,
1 Nh0 has received more abuse from his no.
heal enemies than James d. Houston.
1 PREDATORY to what We propose to say of tho
/ gentleman we VIII remark that, personally
\ he il absolR tely nothing 10 rs; and, further,
| that though political friends at one time III
! our life be was the means 9f inflicting upon
Ha, no doubt nnconsei9uEly 70 2 great, ex-
! We ever received at tho hEndB Of an enemy.
/ Notwithstanding this, We consider tiiat he
| has been most ppjuRtly EsRailed BIZ those who
| are opposed TO hifa politically, .Rnd this more
1 to iniuFe Coy. McilneFy than for any other
| purpose, he is map Of pronounced opin-
1 ions and fearless Ia their expression, knows
4 no halfway house in his friendship, or on
/ the rosd TO tbs accomplishment Of bis de-
4 signs; il bold, politically aggressive and full
Of reHQurceE, yet We sincerely pehoyei nc
4 more OF Q political tlickster than hundreds,
4 thousands Of other. gentlemen throughout
4 the State who would feel themselves grossly
outraged II fitey we're spoken IF Ii saei teTgis
/ as ere constantly applied to Houston.
| he has been denounced aB O. murderer
because Of the staying, in fair fight
d primary election was being held p
I one OF the Wardg Of the city. I'm fair
\ hghtrn ne say, for II Yves in evidence
4 tAAt the untQItanate genFlaIa9n wac the as
4 prior to and pending the difficulty, labomns
4 under the ineR3 intense excitement end was
4 o man naturally Of violent temper. Houston
| promptly sulrendeEed to the officers Of the
law vas committed to prison, and on bis triad
The next diiaaulty he had, we believe, was
4 with the editor Of that foui sheet The Mascot
u which bad appeared 4 grossly inoeseSent
4 judge Houston, and which aceidgutinlly
/ came under the, notice, Of the venerable
/ mother arouna the talntly CIRCLE. This was
well oalcplatega 70 enliTRge RsTy much
meekeF man than jlln Houston. The aiis5R
MA 2sy 3 " a9 Az aes9t{ed " n fb9 i
fgien5 BsawsfeT 1.A'A ''A'' 'As 'tll'is - l''s
NAY IVA do mol pft,pose TO write a psneeyrje Of
| MI. H0ustoIi9-he "a veil cslcu1a6ed III taEe
! eare 81 hilnself- animated ~ d sense 81
/ fair play, extenuating nothing nor setting
/ down hit. ht III naigg. Ne would siinrly show
bow t mn tis man IN bes@ e daaIt WIN
/ IN DapISerats oIyposeJi "a IiIn eIla leff. toG.
4 whose seIyices 10 fine Iial'sy would bear m
4 e6rapnyis0n III his, ne has, in persoD ana IN
| politics, been q favorite target for the Piea.
nian iese ~ n sSsak I'm Az B x
4 cratic IaFty-whose dischaTgos have Seen
! echoed by the reform press u Tie State With
| Rmnlunitiop f9r NM gampairp mas hepf al
| La11gEed exqst6 ttpbfgSnajigIn. Fibhird tenn.
! isnl, " and tfbhat bold lad lusI jim HouB.
| ton.p
VIA bRya said t}iig rn1lCb intYDfYetery I'd The
| Foil6yjt b e6I5InuI(iegtiou From NM Hnust0n
ii the glt{iy Bglbs the ufFEpflnV az ths
Pfel,2allle m which lie III a fp3r dispassiouatC
manner, refers to tho comments of CORE,
B5iifirai record sfnse 1870. t'besaRse. n m
Eeyg witt Keen sptife III know yoii are ri6i
aagiainfFd wf6h I)emocratio pnitfeg. y III
VII i'll seon that neg t5o the cl0siilg paragraph
ID q Pertigian arrow that vii disturb DIT
SitsIs HI 6{s ,1iItiral eypuliaa MIS- kP5b,
dO9s NOT MAXI the aaehteH Rttampt to con.
froyest any of fh9 Htatgfnertg made but con,
teUts itseif inafesa. wifh flie Itge 81 goIst
C.oiiiS in xaressfiii hand.tinea.
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| yesterday EVENINGS phpeE. an article WIG
| thg head ot Letters from the EeQplet headed
4 Tax Go4eetoI 1tqAAtqp q jttppQtlegu "
leta ~ l61D and K.la2llall qelog WAY pttl.
! nal Of the House OF Repreaen tartYae, 6Sa1
\ session Of 1870, showing silab nay name Was
i voted for fqR ellle{ elefk q the LopBe "
hepfeseniiaglIss NJ s9lieo q tsle tsspsasllsStH
4 5glliB excerpt Ii the fist iihlle ever lGlle1
4 g1lch thlng took place, AZ the Time re
4 ferred n wa freight sgent II VIE eeY ";
4 .GoIunany, i non political position, and TAX.
4 ing no part lii pslikiea whatever. VI ANY such
4 thing eyer took place IL YES without my az
4 tblffE9 aud HlblOug 4tly htlQA4fqke. :
Now & word or two as to any political record
! II you take the trpRGle- hecaIise 4 know y9t
| arr net acquainted With Democratic polltiel
I Ito 10 back to 1878, you WILL sec BY = reEaf
h enee N the neWHps pera ] WA elected eiief en-
4 rolling clerk Of tine MGJllleFy lsggIslAbufei
1 Witch Dat III the odd Follows Hall u tlli
i eaTnpaill az which Coy. John Meknery wa
4 elected In 1872, I did some ~ hafa worl
/ M any man Within the State. helteRi
tlat I'D and Others who pai'sleIpatha lR ~
| Viii hear ne QNt. ~ MAs ai4Q .qagIsitt
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Il LHitsd Btstes troops. ~ I&7A 1 Yves eng
4 cisfk az the New ptlaalss ana dAalHon feall
Il road GQnlpany, Aiia delivered 70 AIellt
4 disihell q Leeds foundry. tlle arnla Qn tltE
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4 with siie Mettepoiitan pogee detgeLiAHiai
I sM8fIniug the Depot. On HAITI oeaHsAph, sli
i 18th af EeUtHgnhGF, armed the clefglR tlnael
4 ~ VIA Winchester rises and Game down 70
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i f1a YeellrgE f}f fsl6sef Witt, and went C{l9t
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